Chapter 585: The Name That Returns
Kairen's body had gone rigid the moment the sounds reached the cell.
"Relax," Orion said without looking at him.
Kairen exhaled slowly but didn't fully unwind.
Footsteps. Two sets. And then Caspian appeared, Daniel half a step behind him. They were both speaking at once the moment they saw Orion.
"We need to speak with you—"
"—something important, Orion, we need—"
Orion held up a hand.
"I'm in the middle of something," he said. "It's an important conversation."
"So is ours," Daniel said flatly.
"It's important," Caspian added, for emphasis.
Orion looked between them. "Five minutes," he said. "Wait five minutes and I'll be with you."
Caspian and Daniel looked at each other.
Then, reluctantly, they both nodded.
"Five minutes," Daniel said.
"Five," Caspian echoed.
Orion inclined his head slightly in acknowledgment before turning back to Kairen.
"You were saying there's another garden," he said.
Kairen nodded.
